brad bell is there. what can you tell us? brad: well, this happened at 1:20. terrible story. let me get out of the way to show you what is going on live. we are in the middle of landover hills. greenville parkway, 69th place. this is one of the crime scene technicians setting up a scanner, device they use to document everything out here. as we continue to look at the live pictures you can see in the street, those evidence plaquers left on the scene. look at the scene from earlier today. a terrible story. we understand, we were told by the chief of police is a group from a home here. a group home for special needs residents had left their house just up the block and were walking down to a basketball court. they were going to play some basketball. they came across two people in a car. for some reason or another, words were exchanged. according to prince george's county chief of police, one of the residents of the group home doesn't respond real well. and someone in car pulls out a gun. opens fire. and hits that man in his 20's. that man runs just a little ways before he drops t

brad bell is in upper marlboro now with the newest development's today. brad? brad: 116 pages, the thickest indictment anyone down here can remember. 270 charges, the biggest number anyone can remember. about some numbers. this is my very sloppy reporter's legal pad. i went through the indictment and looked up each individual victim, and this is news. see these right there? those are the initials of all the victims. look how many. up until this point. separated, 270 charges related to the

our maryland bureau chief brad bell is live in cambridge with more on the story. brad: the boat is off an island that was for years used by the army as target practice. the ground has eroded. sea level and the tides have take an toll on the island. the tanks are now under water. it's believed the chesapeake bay foundation boat hit one of those tanks. started as a dream field trip to the center for a group of fourth graders, teacher, chaperon for kent school in chestertown. a day aboard the 40-foot board ends in the waters. parent brian cole telling us everything changed in an instant when they hit the submerged object. >> like hitting a brick wall. brad: everybody was thrown to the deck. he broke fingers. a girl lost a tooth. the captain briefly losing consciousness. >> strike to finish was maybe five minutes. he got out a 911 call on his radio. brad: ten miles away in a waterman's harbor, the crabber jeremy shockly hears the call. >> taking off water. brad: with his son daniel he fires up his boat and races to the scene. realizing it's young children as they draw

brad bell, abc7 news. leon: the most awful thing we had this week. crazy. weekday of the second safetrack surge is wrapping up now on metro for the next week and a half it will be closed on the orange, blue, silver lines at eastern market. the shuttle wases will help the passengers head east from there. no service between rosslyn and arlington national cemetery. you can stay a step ahead of the safetrack changes now with the text alerts from u text the word "metro" to us at 43817. alison: let's check on the roadways. jamie sullivan is on traffic watch. weather is causing a problem on the roads. jamie: it has. look behind me. this is traffic along the capital beltway. if you travel on the inner loop past tysons to get closer to the american legion bridge. you can barely see through the raindrops that cover the camera. you can tell that the traffic is barely moving. go ahead and focus in on other issues we have. this is slow. we move to the maps in virginia, heavy as well. this camera shot is better and we have seen the delays northbound as well as southbound

that's where brad bell is live tonight. brad?yeah, the crash happening just about where i am now. this is where we believe the truck lost control. slamming into the trees. you can see the police have the road closed off so that young people can come and pay their sadness all day long. it happens in the blink of an eye. three teens in a pickup truck believed to be speeding down a winding country road. there is a hill. the truck slams head on in a tree. juniors jacob dennis at his passengers patrick shifflett and cary greene are killed. >> heaven gained three amazing angels. brad: ryan among the many students, friends and parents drawn to the crash scene today. >> anybody who goes through this but you never think it will be your kids. it's just not fair. >> these were good kids. presumably coming in a social event. trying to go home. they made a minor mistake. and three kids lost their lives. brad: montgomery county police captain says there is no indication alcohol was

what he did was cowardly. >> reporter: broad bell -- brad bell, abc-7 news. >>> d.c.ow fulfilled one of her campaign promises. the largest reorganization of the city's homeless programs in decades is now law. d.c. bureau chief sam explains what happened next. >> reporter: with homeless advocates and government officials in the room, the may mayor signed the law to close d.c. general homeless shelter after building new, smaller neighborhood shelters across the city. >> in partnership with the council, we have a plan we c live with. >> reporter: after a series of public hearings and reactions, the council changed a number of the mayor's planned sites in the city's eight wards in ward three the shelter will now be next to the second district police headquarters in five, it moves from a warehouse district which residents [ indiscernible ] to a former police station in ward six, it moves from southwest to northwest and in two cases, the city will have to buy land from private owners for shelters. will d.c. general still close on time? >> no, it won't. and so what we know i

our maryland bureau chief brad bell with some of what people are saying tonight. brad: in silver spring we have been talking to a lot of people about what happened in orlando. everyone is saying that they are disgusted. they are stick and tired of the violence. some of them are blaming guns as well. but not all. as one side of the gun debate points to orlando as the latest example of why assault weapons should be banned, gun rights activists dan of the organization maryland shall issue claims t distraction from the real problems. >> this is an act of terrorism based on a hate crime. yes. the fact that guns were used is an addendum to that story. brad: he defends his right to defend himself with weapons of his choosing. >> the rifle he had is no more dangerous than the semi-automatic handguns he had. brad: the orlando shooter carried semi-automatic handgun and a high capacity semi-automatic assault rifle of the sort banned in maryland and the district, but not in virginia or florida where the killer legally bought his guns last week. those tonight urging a reinstate

serious charges -- facing the most serious charges, brad bell is live in baltimore with the latest. brad: the charges depraved heart is the officer that was driving the police transport van, he is the one that in the other two trials was responsible for the safety of freddie gray. the morning was spent on a motion hearing, defense attorneys arguing that a judge that the case should be thrown out, charges dismissed because the prosecution held onto evidence that would have helped the defendant. ultimately, the judge said to the state, you have been hiding evidence, do not do it again, tomorrow, tell me if there is anything else you have been hiding, then the trial started with opening arguments, the state saying that this officer, caesar goodson, have an opportunity and the responsibility to protect and save freddie gray in that police van. distressedred gray's , he should put them in a seatbelt as regulation but he failed. the defense arguing that that is not the case. this is a good officer, a good man, who did not buckle prisoners when he felt there was a danger as permitted by pol

maryland bureau chief brad bell at joint base andrews. this is a massive area, a massive complex to try to secure. brad: yeah. andrews air force base, we called it joint base andrews now is huge. i should tell you that about a mile in that direction is where the flight operations are. that is where air force one is. right here is the malcolm grow medical clinics. this was the center of activity today. the center, as we said, of confusion. [sirens] it was an alarming scene. the sprawling base on lo turned away at the gate. given brusque orders by guards. >> he said get out. you can be anywhere but you can't be here. brad: the reason, this tweet from the base itself. "j.b.a. is currently on lockdown due to a report of an active shooter." then came word that the incident was ongoing in this building. malcolm grow medical center. beyond the perimeter fencing, we can see military personnel escorting people out with their hands in the air. >> it was kind of nerve-racking. brad: then confusion. the base informed officials they would conduct an ac

maryland bureau chief brad bell explains what police are now doing to find the driver. ad: the video is eye catching. the man on the a.t.v. rides a wheelie just in fron prince george's county police cruiser. even admit the guy can ride. >> it looks like he has some skills. brad: a.t.v. students like this a growing -- stunts like this the growing nuisance. this rider and the a.t.v. feature prominently in online videos. we show the latest stunt to a man who lives near the stretch of pennsylvania avenue where it happened. >> they are endangering lives. plain and simple. that is just ridiculous. they shouldn't be doing that. brad: the rider laughs in the instagram video but police expect to get the last laugh. even though the officer who was being mocked is forbidden by the general department orders pursuing, the police know who the man is. he has a long criminal history. in fact is a registered sex offender. now new charges coming. >> we are trying to protect the community, protect him and the officers. hopefully justice will prevail. brad: the video and games the rider's b

in clarksburg, brad bell, abc7 news. leon: okay. thank you, brad. what a tough situation there. now as brad said, today's graduation took place with a very somber tone. many of the victims' classmates learned about their deaths at that ceremony. clarksburg principal whiting called for a moment of silence for three people he had known for years. >> i was the principal of rocky hill middle school when the young men were in middle school. i have known them since they were 11 years old. leon: this marks the second deadly incident involving a student this year. a train hit and killed a sophomore who was also cl maureen: a call for he from a frightened mother led to gunfire and the shooting of a stafford county sheriff deputy. tonight the sheriff's department says the deputy's bulletproof vest saved his life. stephen tschida has new details from the scene. stephen: the tense scene after a violent shooting. a call came in about 10:00 p.m. a woman said her estranged son was breaking into her home. when they rivered, deputies entered the timehouse and climbed the stairs. there on the flo

we begin with brad bell from we got an donation joint base andrews a little while -- an explanation from joint base andrews a little while ago. we will show you what really happened as we talk about what they thought what -- was happening. it all started around 9:00 this morning. andrews was scheduled to have noticeey call a "no active shooter drill." they were going to do an exercise on the other side of the base. they were all set up and ready all of a sudden, they got a call of a potential real-life active shooter situation. the person at the medical center saw a member of the base's security team doing an inspection of the facility. they thought that represented a danger. the base responded as though it was a real danger and ordered a lockdown of the entire facility. place was the order. they went room by room clearing the malcolm grove center. we saw people coming out of the building with their hands in the air, being greeted by heavily armed and men with police dogs -- armed airmen with police dogs. i went on for some time. the base explaining it now as a misunderstanding and a mis

bradley was there for the closing argument -- brad bell was there for the closing arguments. brad: prosecutors claiming the drive of the police van carrying freddie gray, officer caesar goodson caused his death failing to seat belt gray and giving him a so-called "rough ride" claiming the intent is to bang him around, bin pal him. the defense firing back saying, "officer goodson drove the van safely, slowly, responsibly." judge barry williams announcing the verdict will come thursday morning. trial watchers are >> not guilty. brad: defense attorney brown noting the judge grilled prosecutors about their evidence. >> i think the judge made it very clear with his unease with the state's case. brad: officer goodson facing the most serious charge of the six officers indicted. second degree. depraved heart murder. his is the third trial before the judge with the state so far failing to win a single conviction. this small group of demonstrators urging people to take to the streets if goodell is acquitted. naacp baltimore president tessa hill-aston saying the state may not have proven

maryland bureau chief brad bell explains tonight what happened inside and outside the courtroom. ad: inside the hushed courtroom, judge barry williams carefully explains his logic. the state has failed to prove anything beyond a reasonable doubt. not guilty on all counts. officer goodson reacts. word reaches the crowd. a different reaction. >> the man was guilty. somebody needs to be held accountable. >> the state contending it was goodson's fault because he chose not to seat belt gray. brad: naacp president tessa hill-aston. >> you can be wrong for doing things and it might be bad behavior but when will it turn into a criminal act to get justice in the courtroom? brad: state attorney marilyn mosby shook her head after the verdict. now her motives questioned. >> there is a bod should have been brought and there was a rush to judgment. attempt to placate the uprising of the city. brad: four additional trials are scheduled here including the retrial of the first officer whose case ended in a hung jury. the million-dollar question in town tonight. will the state attorney go forward w

our brad bell went to local gun stores today to see how sales are in the wake of the attack. brad: the owner says sales picked up yesterday. >> only a couple of days from the recent tragedy. but noticed a spike yesterday. brad: at maryland small arms in upper marlboro, salesman jack donald says it is a matter of time before his shop sees increased demand. >> once the politicians talk about banning something, everyone wants one. brad: if a gun sales spike takes hold those in the industry say it won't be for handguns but for rifles. like this one of the sort many fear could be banned. anecdotal report of the record gun sales are coming in from across the country. in fact, the f.b.i. reports the busiest days in history for gun background checks sure way to track demand follow mass shootings. look at this. already this year before orlando gun purchase background checks in maryland, virginia, and the district. nearly 50,000 ahead of last year's pace. gun dude says it's not just fear of the gun restriction motivating buyers. >> the number one people we had coming in was personal pro

maryland bureau chief brad bell with how one of the kicking and killing a little dog. brad: jessica and seth say they adopted the puppy harley three months ago in part to help jessica over the loss of her father. >> he stole our heart quickly. stole everyone's heart quickly. brad: now the cup is mourning what they call the murder of their tiny chihuahua. >> i'm just hurt. i feel like a part of my heart was ripped out of my chest. he is so innocent. brad: the couple says the neighbor sabrina killed the puppy in a rage, angry that her husband was visiting seth and jessica's home rapid not answering her calls. they say she kicked the little dog off of their porch. he died in minutes. >> harley didn't do anything to her or anyone. brad: the couple is speaking out and mounting a facebook campaign for justice for harley. richards the across the street neighbor has been charged with >> richards was not available for comment. brad bell, abc7 news. alison: well, covering metro now. today is the second weekday of the safe track surge two. part of the track is shut down in the dis

brad bell is in baltimore with the verdict. was the case that the prosecutors thought was their best shot. brad: yeah, that is absolutely right. this officer was facing the most murder. second-degree depraved heart murder. not a surprise for many who were watching the trial with the verdict today. the good news is it is quiet around town tonight. but earlier today, it was quite a scene outside the courthouse. outside if court a crowd gathers. a sheriff with a megaphone asks for calm when the verdict is read. >> i would like to ask you if you could please -- brad: inside, judge barry williams does just that. reading his verdict. not guilty on all counts. officer caesar goodson, the driver of the police van in which freddie gray suffered his fatal injuries just more than a year ago is not guilty of murder, manslaughter, reckless endangerment or misconduct in office. word reaches the crowd. there is anger. >> there will be many more freddie grays. >> i have a human being who is alive and interacted with six other human beings and

maryland bureau chief brad bell joining us from there tonight. brad: we are at the navy marine corps stadium where the retired blue angel aircraft set up as a memorial to the blue angels lost over the years. the blue angels are woven in the pab rick of the community. d in the fabric of the community and tonight there is sadness. exactly one week ago, captain jeff kuss in blue angels number six streaked over the naval academy graduation in the famous six plane blue angels delta formation. two days early. he and the blue angels thrilled thousands gathered around to watch the blue angels. kuss one of that is him streaking by in a blur right to left. in his own words from the blue angels video living his childhood dream. >> i wanted to fly the fasters, the meaniest thing i could. brad: he is among those reacting to the news of the crash yesterday. >> we were out on the boat watching last wednesday. it's very sad. brad: blue angels in may, treasured life-long tradition for many. >> horrible. we seen him fly last week and get the news last night. terrib

maryland bureau chief brad bell is live in gaithersburg with new informa brad? brad: this is where the house stood. in the last month or so, the man who lost his wife and children here built this house. he is not going to live here. it is for sale. i don't want to trivialize the story. but this little model helps explain what the ntsb found. that is the plane should have been coming in like this for a landing. but the nose was up. the plane going too slowsly. it flipped over. and was so low it couldn't recover. almost from the start, ntsb investigators knew the plane was going too slow on approach to monaca air park. now -- montgomery air park. now they know it was the fault of the deceased pilot, dr. michael rosenberg who they say ignored the buildup of ice on wings. >> the individual was not adequately aware of the dangers of the small amount of icing and failed to turn on the ice protection system that ca slowly than it needed to be to fly. >> sending the plane crashing in the gemmel family home killing marie and her young sons devin and cole. her husband ken

as maryland bureau chief brad bell reports today's sentencing was a tale of three mothers. ad: vivian chavez finally knows all three men involved in the murder of her beloved son jessie will be going to prison for a long time. >> the torture of waiting almost three years is finally over. i am very relieved. brad: security cameras at the oxon hill clarion hotel recorded the crime in october of 2013. a car pulls in. a gunman named deandre weems jumps the counter and robs the pregnant and terrified clerk. the video does not show then 26-year-old jessie chavez, the hotel beverage manager running to help and being shot point blank by weems. it also doesn't show the driver of the get-away car and the lookout man kimfrey williams and rinaldo washington. with weems already locked up for life, williams and washington today >> it will keep them off the streets for many years to come. >> they made the wrong choice. they have to pay for what they do. brad: a sentencing hearing that laid bare the pain a murder brings. williams and wash's mother also speaking out about now losing their so

maryland bureau chief brad bell live from the scene in district heights with what the clue is. ll us about it. brad: clues are hard to come by. there is no sign of a problem on the outside of the house. take a look at the front door. you can see they did try to get fingerprints. the police did. you can see the rectangle. they used tape to lift a print. tonight they have even better evidence. a video of the man himself. there is a video-oil jogging, carrying a gun, hopping a fence and vanished in the night. just murdered three people and wounded two others. watch the police offering reward of up to $25,000 for his identity. >> he seems pretty nonchalant after shooting five people. that is disturbing to say the least. brad: 2 video captured by a security camera friday night after 9:30 after the gunman burst into this small home shooting and killing 60-year-old allen rowelett, 55-year-old jan parks and 50-year-old carlina gray. another occupant critically wounded inside and a fifth outside as he encounters the fleeing killer. the image of the same man taken at a nearby liquor store

maryland bureau chief brad bell spoke to the waterman and one of the people rescued from the water. brad: these people have quite a story to tell. this started as a field trip studying fish, crabs and oysters out on the chesapeake bay. this was chesapeake bay foundation led excursion. the boat hit a object believed to be an old army tank that the navy used to use as a target. now everyone says the captain on board the boat initially knocked unconscious performed very well. the real hero, a waterman who answered the call for help. the boat went down in a remote and beautiful part of the bay. it was a teaching vessel with 23 aboard. the crew, a fourth grade class from chestertown. teacher and parent chaperons, including brian cole. >> we hit something really hard. we went from 17 knots to nothing. brad: in five minutes the boat sinks. the children already wearing life jackets. the adults quickly putting them on and scrambling roof to the floundering boat. fortunately the experienced captain was able to send a radio mayday. the coast guard heard it and made their own call. ten jeremy he

in baltimore, brad bell, abc7 news. leon: all right. thank you, brad. now the images of protests and riots in the days after freddie gray's death, they are hard to forget. fortunately no similar memories made today. kevin lewis now picks up the team that area was decimated in the days of gray's death. but today -- uh-oh. now kevin as we come to you. we hear some sounds of alarm there. kess no, actually, things are real -- kevin: no, actually, things are calm here. there is a my your protest across the street. as people tuned in last year to watch unrest in baltimore this was ground zero. i can tell you that officer caesar goodson placed freddie gray in a police van three blocks that way. this was the c.v.s. pharmacy that fell victim to arson. this evening despite a controversial verdict, peace prevails here in baltimore. >> we were left with a neighborhood that was burning enough smoke. kevin: the nation and world saw the baltimore intersection at its worst. today some 14 months later, anxiety returned following officer caesar goodson's acquitle in the

our maryland bureau chief brad bell was there and explain what is the initiative is and what is next. ago in glass mon had come for help. >> the value had gone down. >> community activist jackie says the 4-year-old transforming neighborhood initiative, intense focus of county service in target areas was part of the cure. >> we wanted trees. we want crime down. >> the potholes aren't filled. >> the county executive today announcing his initiative has been so successful that three neighborhoods east riverdale, langely park and glass manor are transitioning out to community management. >> we see a difference in the community. hardest part is to get people to believe that government is responsive. >> the brand new shining community center is an example of the good things that have happened as a result of the t.n.i. but the county admitting that the work is not done in the neighborhood. palmer park is among communities staying in the program. forestville, silver hill and lanham neighborhoods with tough job prospects with high truancy and high crime rates will be added to the program. a pro

brad bell was in the courtroom. ad: prosecutors trying to finish strong telling judge williams they have proven that officer caesar goodson caused the death of freddie gray by failing to seat belt him in a prisoner van and driving in a way that gray would be banged around, a so-called "rough ride" and refusing to get medical treatment after seeing he was injured. the prosecutor, "he breached his duty four times and because of that breach, freddie gray's life was shortened." the defense firing back saying -- brad: outside the courthouse. [chanting] a handful of protesters, some from the revolutionary communist party urging people to take to the streets if officer goodson is acquitted. naacp baltimore president tessa hill urging peaceful demonstrations. urging the state didn't prove their case. >> there is no excuse not to put freddie in a seat belt. i don't care what he said or what he was hollering. he is only 150 pounds. brad: the closing arguments are often dramatic but in this case there is no jury. only a judge.

maryland bureau chief brad bell is live on the scene. brad? brad: absolutely terrible story. we are on the scene now. homicide investigators are still here. just a little while ago. it was swarming with police. you said it exactly right. residents of a group home for special needs residents. two of them. with two care-givers walking down the street. going to play basketball. they had a basketball with them. one theory is it brashed up against the car. in the car two people. words are exchanged and suddenly someone opens fire on the special needs group home resident. that man in his 20's is shot. he runs just a little ways before he drops to the ground. transported to the hospital. and declare dead. terrible story. but police say there is someone them catch the killer. the shooter was with somebody. that person rendered aid to the victim and ran off. police want to talk to that person. they say that person has the information to help catch a killer. in landover hills, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: thank you. you can see where crime is happening in your neighborhood. using our

abc7's brad bell has more on that part of the story. brad: well, the reactions to what happened in orlando of course going from sadness to outrage. but also now to a renewed debate about guns. we in silver spring we have been talking to people and we are hearing passionately eld beliefs. the orlando killer carried a style rifle. both purchased legally under federal and florida law last week. facts which tonight are again fueling debate about the availability of guns, especially high-capacity assault style rifles. >> they should absolutely be banned. there is no reason that anybody should have an assault weapon at all. brad: the divide is stark. some believing the second amendment guarantees the right to own guns of any sort. others in favor of an outright ban. >> this is a crazy world. you know, like i should be able to protect myself against a group of people coming to rob me. or some crazy guy about to stab me. brad: assault rifles were bannehid for several years ending in 2004. they are currently illegal in d.c. and maryland but not v

maryland bureau chief brad bell is live in point of rocks where two men disappeared this weekend. ? brad: the simple precaution is to wear a p.f.d. we don't know if the two men out here who are missing were not wearing them yet. but that is the suspicion. let me show you something here. see this red line. i'm showing you with the stick. red line on the launches ramp here at point of rocks. if that is wet as it is here, that means the river is dangerous. i will throw the stick out. look at the current. it is heading downstream fast. investigators believe when the river came up, it certainly made an impact on the calamity. thigh wait under the shade tree hoping for a miracle. hoping that one of the crews searching the potomac river will find their missing loved ones but knowing the conditions on the rising river are making that less and legislation likely -- less and less likely. >> the water is higher today than yesterday. that is impeding our ability to do any dives or side scan sonar to look underneath the water. brad: fellow potomac fisherman dave bravo coming to the point of roc

brad bell was there as the situation unfolded this morning and he is live there now. what have we learned about all of this? brad: what we learned is there is a tremendous coincidence here. a planned drill. just as it was getting ready to start, somebody called in from real concern. from beyond the perimeter fencing we can see the tense situation unfolding. heavily armed military personnel. clearing the base hospital, the malcolm grow medical center. people walking out the front door. hands in the air. being led away from the building. >> take things very seriously. brad: base worker brad jordan turned away at the gate in the lockdown. >> the messages coming through on my phone is this is not a drill, this is real. if you are on base, shelter in place. if you are trying to get on base turn around and leave immediately. >> the chilling message sent out via twitter. j.b.a. is currently on lockdown due to a report of an active shooter, it read. another tweet called it an ongoing situation at the hospital. where someone reported seeing a possible gunman. it's actually base

the maryland bureau chief brad bell is live with a look at the case against caesar goodson and the road ahead as well. of the six police officers involved this could be the most important trial. brad: yeah. this is the one that certainly has the most serious charges. this is the one in the first two trials where we have heard many people testify that this was the guy responsible. adjourned about ten minutes ago. the witnesses today, mostly technical talking about training. the only fireworks coming in opening arguments. freddie gray was handcuffed, legs shackled and loaded in the back of a police van. prosecutors now allege what killed him back in april of 2015 was the rough ride he got in that prisoner wagon at the hands of drive, officer roger goodell. at one point caught on camera running a stop sign and speeding around a corner. goodson facing the most serious charges of the six indictment officers. depraverred heart murder -- depraved heart murder. the evidence has shown that goodson was under order to use seat belts for prisoners and did not. >> officer goodson is the officer who

brad bell, abc7 news. scott: thank you. stay with abc7 for continuing coverage on the nightclub terror attack. we will bring you new details live right here on abc7. michelle: this is a horrific tragedy. alison: again in orlando. this time at disney grand floridian resort. a small child, a little boy pulled in the lagoon by an alligator. search crews turned the mission to recovery effort saying at this point no way a toddler could survive this. we are looking live here at the podium that is set up there on the scene. marci gonzalez is in orlando with the response and the measures taken at the resort. there are no words for this. marci: this really is just so devastating. though the sheriff says there is no cha boy alive, at last check they were still out there looking, trying to bring some level of closure to the devastated family. search teams scouring a vast measure of waterways to look for any sign of the 2-year-old boy and the alligator that snatched him last night as he waited in ankle deep water at a disney resort. >>

brad bell has more on what happened. brad? brad: lawyers do what lawyers do. in this case, it was a motion to dismiss based on a defense claim that the state had illegally withheld evidence. they gave the state, the the trial started. the third trial in this matter of the death of freddie gray. the third trial of a police officer. the same judge. a lot of the same evidence. but as you said, this time much more serious charge. there is no evidence that officer caesar goodson ever laid a hand on freddie gray. yet, because he was the drive of the police van where prosecutors claim gray suffered his fatal injuries and because he allegedly violated police rules by not seat belting his prison he faces the most serious charge of the six cops charged. depraved heart murder. the defense attorney charles brown says the challenge with the state is to prove that the cop with a clean record didn't care if freddie gray dieed or lived. prosecutors claim that was the case. using the term "rough claiming that goodson ran a corner at high rate of speed as handcuffed leg shackle

brad bell is there with the search crews. brad: at this hour, you can see a couple of the natural resources police boats that have come to shore. they are ready to pack it in for the day. sadly, this is going to be transitioning from a rescue mission to a recovery operation. i want to show you the challenges they have been dealing with. i'll toss this to the river. you can see how quickly the current takes it. that is near shore. there is an eddie here. in the middle of the river the current is ripping. the river is loring. the family of lawrence gray and robert lee, standing a painful vigil as the rescuers look for the missing friends and fishermen from frederick. understandably, they are too upset to speak on camera. gray and lee capsizing yesterday morning in quickly rising waters on the potomac. witnesses spotting at least one of them clinging to a tree. searchers finding their small boat. and gri, they are battle -- lee and gray, they are battling the swollen potomac. >> it's running rough and high. brad: natural resource

maryland bureau chief brad bell is live from the scene with the new evidence. brad? happened friday night. we have been reporting on it here at abc7 news. three people, 50, 55 and 60 years old murdered inside this home. tonight, you can see the evidence left behind by the c.s.i. crews, trying to lift fingerprints. you can see the fingerprint dust. as it turns out, they have much better evidence. we can show you this video of the person police believe committed this terrible crime. you can see him, his white t-shirt. if you look carefully you can see a gun in his hand as he rounds a house in the neighborhood. the video picking up again where the suspect appears in the backyard of that home. casualty tucks the gun in his belt. slows his jog to a casual stroll. hops the fence and disappears into the night. police also getting a good image of this suspect a half an hour before the murders. a still pho security camera at a nearby liquor store. police hoping that somebody out there recognizes this person so they can make an arrest. people in this neighborhood also eager fo

maryland bureau chief brad bell spoke with the man about the attack that changed his life and whethere thinks justice is served. brad: the video shows unleashed rage, out of control brutality. it is difficult to watch. every bone in the victim's face is broken. hi eye nearly knocked out. somehow he survives but it takes months to recover. and velazquez says he will never be the same. >> i can't work or do things normally. brad: the attack in front of happened january 2014. today, finally, velazquez sees hi attacker miller sentenced to 15 years in prison. velazquez says it helps a little. this begins as velazquez and his friend guzman pull up. guzman says something and claims that he means no hard. >> i start walk through the 7-eleven. >> he breaks through but the attack on velazquez is unrelenting. he is knocked out. miller keeps pounding again and again. it's what happens next that prompts the judge in the case to give miller unusually harsh sentence. he stop the video here. he stompe time. >> in court today miller apologized to the victim saying he regretted what he did. leon: somet

leon: brad bell leading the steam coverage in waldorf where the home is in ruins because of the storm. what a mess there. >> oh, leon. i speaks to the power of this weather. this is what happened. this tree in the bad yard fell on the house, fell through the power lines and that sparkled the fire. we can show you video of what firefighters are still on scene trying to put the fire out. what a freak accident as we say. this is one of the few areas in the neighborhood where the power lines are above ground. trees falling in the house. bursting into flames. the good news is nobody was home. so we talk to witnesses and they said that this happened at the height of a freakish storm. >> you heard the hail come down. hailing and thunder and badly. the next thing you know i go check on the dog and i come back, you can't see anything outside. we look outside. smoke. everywhere. >> the flames were going 30 feet in the air. the cell phone video as well. nobody is home at this house. the rest of the neighborhood suffered no damage. they talked about hail. i haven't seen cars or anything damaged b

we have live team coverage for you, starting with our maryland bureau chief, brad bell, who was inside the courtroom when the judge made that ruling earlier today. brad? brad: jummy, a very different kind of giving of a verdict. normally we hear a jury come out and they ask him how do you find, and they say guilty or not guilty. this judge was the trier of the case, the trier of facts, and he laid out his reasoning for his not guilty verdict on each of the seven charges. you mentioned second degree depraved heart murder, there was also involuntary manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter, criminally negligent manslaughter, reckless endangerment, as well as misconduct in office and assault. not guilty across the board, the judge said, because the evidence simply wasn't there of criminal activity. give you a live look outside the courtroom now, courthouse, this verdict coming down just about an hour and a half ago, and front here. there is a zone where protesters are allowed to be, and that is over here, and i believe that if you did an official count you'd find more members of the media tha

brad bell is live in upper marlboro with more. brad: you know, allison, this scandal started back in february, when an adult relative of a very young victim found an inappropriate image on that child's phone. deonte carraway was arrested soon after. the investigation is ongoing ever since. today, it yielded the broadest indictment anyone can remember coming out of this courthouse. indictment was returned. brad: 40 counts of first-degree sex offense, 23 counts sex abuse of a minor, 41 count second-degree sex offee, >> mr. carraway faces multiple life sentences. brad: 23 children, from the age of nine to 13, have been identified, and that may not be all. >> we cannot say with any level of certainty that there will not be additional victims. if there are additional victims, and families are hearing about it, please contact us. brad: the indictment alleges that deonte carraway used his position as volunteer at judge sylvania woods elementary school and as a choir director in the town of glenarden to gain access to young children and fo

in gaithersburg, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: brad, we'll see you then. thank you. if you would like to see all of our reporting into the december 8, 2014, gaithersburg plane crash, log on to our website. wjla.com. search "ntsb gaithersburg." jonathan: so for the first time in more than a week, the gorilla exhibit at the cincinnati zoo is back open. michelle: that's right. harambe, the 400-pound gorilla shot and killed the weekend before last after the little boy fell in the pen. the gorilla picked the child up and dragged him around, the scary moments caught on camera. today new measures in place to make sure it doesn't happen again. protecting zoo visitors and the animals. we have a live report from cincinnati. reporter: g at the cincinnati zoo, i can tell you everyone was excited to get back inside to see the gorillas. it was the first time they were allowed inside the exhibit. right away the new barriers were put to the test. i saw child after child climbing up to get a better look at the animals. the new barrier has a thick wood beam at the top and bottom. nett

brad bell is in upper marlboro now with the newest development's today. brad? brad: 116 pages, the thickest indictment anyone down here can remember. 270 charges, the biggest number anyone can remember. about some numbers. this is my very sloppy reporter's legal pad. i went through the indictment and looked up each individual victim, and this is news. see these right there? those are the initials of all the victims. look how many. up until this point. separated, 270 charges related to the production of child pornography, of first-degree sexual offenses against these 23 children. the allegations, we heard them before, that deonte carraway had access to children as a voluntary teachers aide at judge sylvania elementary school in glenarden, and he used that access to get children alone in school, in the glenarden municipal building, and in some cases in their home, forcing them to perform sex acts on him and each other, many of them recorded on a number of cell phones that carraway owned or provided to the children. the evidence on those phones is evidence that wi

maryland bureau chief brad bell is there. what are people saying today about this? brad: you know what? they are saying they are saddened by this. it hurts them. it's almost like they have lost a star athlete from a favorite team. take a look at this. this is the static display, the blue angel plane that is at the navy marine corps stadium. it's a land mark in town. every year when these planes come soaring over town it's a tradition to go see them. they were just here. we were just watching them roar through cloudless skies. the stunned reaction in annapolis today to the death of blue angel pilot yesterday in tennessee. >> it's a terrible thing. people like that fight for our country. it's a tragedy. brad: a week ago, the pilot and the blue angels roared over the naval academy graduation after two days and rehearsal and shows over the severn river. >> they are the best. to watch them fly is amazing. >> the thrill replaced by sadness. to have them perish like that and have them die makes you think about everything they do. >> the pilot himself explained in 2015 in a

brad bell? brad: because the sentencing happened today. of the court proceedings are over, this video was in fact released to us. in this video age we often see the crimes caught on camera. here is among the worst i have ever seen. the rorfying vide -- horrifying videos begins as the victims guzman and velazquez pull in the 7-eleven. there are others already there. words are exchange and as guzman tries to walk in the store, smith and miller attack. guzman shakes free and runs. but mimer slams velazquez to the ground. his brutality unrelenting. the victim is knocked out. but the pummeling continues. >> i actually don't remember nothing, anything from that night. brad: somehow he survives the january 2014 attack. and today sees miller sentenced to 15 years in prison for the assault. a sentence above state guidelines because of what happens next in that video. with ve his pockets emptied by smith, miller runs back. we will freeze the video there. before miller stomps his victim six times in the face. >> obviously i think he wanted me to die

in clarksburg, brad bell, abc7 news. leon: what a sad one. the three students weren't seniors but a lot of the classmates learned about the cracker at today's high school clarksburg graduation. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis was there for the graduation and he joins us live from the school. there had to be a lot of sad thoughts shared there. kevin? kevin: absolutely. clarksburg look poolesville and damascus is tight-knit community. live moves more slowly up here. tonight it is all but standing still. only moments ago a man was sitting indian style. his right-hand pressed up against his forehead. his left-hand clutching onto the clarksburg high school sign. he and others are grieving. kevin: nestled inside the athletic center on the mount st. mary' excitement mixed with sorrow. 400 clarksburg high school seniors donned baby blue caps and gowns. the closest family and friends proudly perched in auditorium bleachers but front and center in most everyone's mind the sudden death of the clarksburg juniors jacob dennis, patrick shifflett and

brad, so nice to have both of you. by the way, we're looking at a closing bell that is about 18 minutes away on this decision day in britainkets are not shaking rally off at all. they're holding on, and they're running with it. the dow up 168, but the future of the international economy may with on the line. may be on the line. that's what one u.k. business titan with a footprint across all of europe says. he says it's time to head for the exits if his country's economy is going to thrive. a fox business exclusive with labour leave chairman, john mills. you've got to hear what he has to say, that's next on "countdown." flubbing v liz: alert, alert, alert, and here's the alert. the number i need you to watch for the dow is up 193. that's the high, we're up 188 right now. and for all intents and purposes, the number for the s&p, i believe, is up 22. that's the high of the session. we're climbing back up as we watch and wait what will britain do, leave or stay with the european union? time to cut the cord with the continent? yes. this according to john mills, the chairman of labour leave, the bay hour party's -- labour party'

cheryl: the next brad drake right decision continues on with the decision will be. the countdown at the closing bell. chief economic adviser weighed in. >> june is a big a fish not because of the economic condition. if the world after the u.s. economy, the fed would hike in june. the global economy in particular the referendum is high. definitely july, maybe two, but definitely by july. cheryl: is federal chair alice rivlin says the right height is coming. >> if anybody is surprised by the fed talking about a rate hike, they've been absolutely asked her for a very long time. we have known this was coming. the only reason it wouldn't would be similarly bad news on the economy, which chairman yellen apparently does not expect. nicole: the next meeting june june 14. nicole: the evolution of hugh hefner continues. the company's chief executive scott flanders is leaving as the company or is it fail. it orchestrated the mecca since moved away from. the managing partner has been named the interim ceo. the private equity firm helped take playboy private. sources say he go roughly one third stake. cheryl: ap